Registration Open for ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program for Dentists

Enhance management skills at 18-day program in Chicago

CHICAGO, March 1, 2013 —Dentists interested in complementing their clinical training and experience with enhanced management skills can register for the 2013 session of the prestigious American Dental Association (ADA) and Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management’s "ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program." Applications are due July 1.

Now in its ninth year, the executive-level program consists of a specially designed curriculum for dentists to learn more about business management from one of the nation’s top-ranked management schools.

Registration fees are $16,000 for ADA members and $17,000 for nonmembers. Fee includes tuition, course materials and most meals. Tuition does not include travel and lodging. ADA members receive discounts on select Chicago hotels.

Based on core MBA curriculum

Based on the core curriculum of matriculating Kellogg MBA students, the program addresses business strategy, organizational leadership, marketing, finance, accounting, economics, quantitative methods and information systems.

Held at Northwestern University’s Chicago campus, just down the street from ADA headquarters, the 18-day executive management program consists of three sessions. The 2013 sessions are set for Sept. 27 – Oct. 2, Oct. 17-22, and Nov. 14-19. Kellogg professors teach all courses.

In addition to learning from world-renowned Kellogg faculty, participants have the opportunity to build a network of lifelong relationships with colleagues from the dental community.

Application Deadline

Application materials and program details are available for viewing and downloading at http://www.ada.org/goto/kellogg or by contacting Connie Paslaski, 312-440-3541, paslaskic@ada.org. Registrations accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

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About the ADA

The not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest dental association, representing 161,000 dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public's health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. The ADA's state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuable and respected guide to consumer dental care products. The monthly The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA's flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit ADA.org. For more information on oral health, including prevention, care and treatment of dental disease, visit the ADA's consumer website MouthHealthy.org